An impressive 1,475 statues have filled the landscape beside
a D-Day memorial overlooking France 's Golden Beach in honour of each of the servicemen who fell during the historic mission. The Standing with Giants silhouettes are part of the For Your Tomorrow installation at the British Normandy Memorial, in Ver-Sur-Mer, France. In a stunning nod to the servicemen who fell on D-Day itself, almost 80 years ago, the fields within the British Normandy Memorial campus have been filled with two-metre-tall statues of soldiers - representing the three military services. Alongside the 1,475 silhouettes, the project will also install bespoke 'giants' to represent the only two women on the Memorial, nurses Sisters Evershed and Field. The two heroic women died while saving 75 men from a sinking hospital ship.
Their story and more photos are here.
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There are over 100,000 Americans buried in Europe from the two wars in the 1900's where America was needed to help stop Germany.
ReplyDeleteall of those men who went ashore that day knew in their hearts that they wouldn't survive. many did survive, many did not.
ReplyDeleteto go into a conflict like that, and the so many more that have happened before and since, is a testament to the courage that real men have. it's the FAFO moments for our enemies. DO NOT F*CK WITH US !!